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China is developing a number of new treatments for spinal injuries thanks to generous funding from its government, it has been suggested.

A study by the Canadian-based McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health claims that China's government is funding various regenerative medicine (RM) research projects and is recruiting top scientists to conduct this research.

The study, published today (January 8th) in the UK journal Regenerative Medicine, said that China made 1,116 contributions to scientific journals on RM topics in 2008.

Researchers at the Stem Cell Center affiliated with Tiantan Puhua Neuroscience Hospital in Beijing, claim they have successfully activated and multiplied the body's own neural stem cells using oral and intravenous medications and rehabilitation.

They have also been using brain injections of stem cell types including bone marrow stem cells and foetal neural stem cells to improve symptoms of spinal injury and neurological diseases.

Yesterday, a yachtsman from Southampton who was paralysed as the result of a spinal injury 25 years ago completed a 2,700-mile trans-Atlantic boat journey.

News from Serious Law, specialist spinal injury solicitors.

Yachtsman with spinal injury to finish 2,700 mile journey today

07 January 2010

A yachtsman from Southampton that was paralysed as the result of a spinal injury is set to complete a 2,700-mile boat journey today (January 7th).Geoff Holt, started his voyage in Lanzarote and will finish...

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Business man improves fitness while recovering from spinal injury

07 January 2010

A business man that was temporarily paralysed last year has not only made a dramatic recovery from his spinal injury, but has managed to improve his overall health and fitness too.Scott Frost president...

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Paralysed man opens second company

06 January 2010

A man who is paralysed from the waist down has not let his spinal injury hold him back from achieving his goal of setting up two companies.Kenny Blaney was involved in a swimming accident in 1996 and,...

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